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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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